The 2018 Farm Bill removed the matching requirements on NIFA competitive grants imposed under the 2014 Farm Bill. Therefore, there are changes to the matching requirements on many competitive grants awarded after December 20, 2018. For programs that existed prior to October 1, 2014, with the removal of the 2014 Farm Bill’s matching requirement, they revert to earlier legislative matching requirements. As a result, some programs have no matching requirement, while others have a 100% match requirement for all grantees, since previously exempted entities are no longer exempt, that cannot be waived by NIFA.
Here are current matching requirements by competitive grant program; these requirements apply only to new awards. To view frequently asked questions (FAQs) relating to the 2018 Farm Bill matching requirements see Matching FAQs. For additional information on past matching requirements, see the table at Current and Past Matching Requirements.
| NIFA Federal Assistance Program | Matching Requirement as of 12-21-18 |
|---|---|
| 1890 Capacity Building -Teaching & Research | No match required |
| 1890 Facilities Grant Program | No match required |
| 1890's Scholarship Program | No match required |
| 1994 Institutions (Extension Work) | No match required |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) | EQUIPMENT GRANT REQUIREMENT: The amount of an equipment grant may not exceed 50 percent of the cost, unless a waiver is granted in accordance with (9)(A)(ii) OTHER AFRI GRANTS REQUIREMENT: 100% match if the grant is for applied research that is commodity-specific and not of national scope. |
| Agriculture Risk Management Education Program | No match required |
| Alaskan and Hawaiian Native-Serving Institutions | No match required |
| Alfalfa and Forage Research | 100% match required if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity |
| Aquaculture Centers | No match required |
| Aquaculture Research | No match required |
| Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program | 25% match required, waivable if Secretary determines such a waiver or modification is necessary to effectively reach an underserved area or population |
| Biomass Research and Development Initiative | 20% match required for research and development projects; 50% match required for demonstration or commercial projects. |
| Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program | No match required |
| Capacity Building for Non-Land-grant Colleges of Agriculture | No match required |
| Children, Youth, Families at Risk Program | No match required |
| Community Food Projects Program | 100% match required |
| Critical Agricultural Materials | No match required |
| Crop Protection and Pest Management | 100% match required if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity |
| Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Competitive Grants Program | 100% match waived for all FY 2020 awardees, no match required |
| Enhancing Ag Opportunities for Military Veterans in Ag | No match required |
| Farm Business Management and Benchmarking | No match required |
| Farm Safety and Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification | No match required |
| Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program | No match required |
| Food and Agricultural Defense Initiative (aka Homeland Security) | No match required |
| Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) | No match required |
| Food Safety Outreach Program | No match required |
| Global Change and UVB Monitoring | No match required |
| Grants for Insular Areas | Statutory matching provision is discretionary and not administratively applied |
| Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program | 100% match required |
| Higher Education Challenge Grants | No match required, dropped administrative match requirement |
| Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program | No match required |
| IR-4 Minor Crop Pest Management | No match required |
| Methyl Bromide Transitions Program | 100% match required if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity |
| Multicultural Scholars | No match required |
| National Integrated Water Quality Program | 100% match required if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity |
| National Needs Graduate Fellowships Program | No match required |
| New Beginning for Tribal Students | 100% match required |
| New Technologies for Agriculture Extension | No match required |
| Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative | 100% match required if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity |
| Organic Transitions Program | 100% match required if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity |
| Potato Research | No match required |
| Regional Rural Development Centers | No match required |
| Renewable Resources Extension Act National Focus Funds | No match required |
| Rural Health and Safety | No match required |
| Secondary Education, and 2-Yr Postsecondary Education and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants | No match required, dropped administrative match requirement |
| Small Business Innovation Research Program | No match required |
| Smith-Lever Special Needs Projects100% | 100% match required |
| Specialty Crop Research Initiative | 100% match waived for all FY 2020 awardees, no match required |
| Sun Grants | No match required for grants to Sun Grant Centers or Subcenters 20% match required on grants from a Sun Grant Center or Subcenter. |
| Supplemental and Alternative Crops | No match required |
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (Sustainable Agriculture Projects) | No match required for Chapter 1 OR Chapter 3 awards |
| Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program | No match required |
| Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program | No match required |
| Urban Ag Competitive Grant Program | No match required |
| Veterinary Services Grant Program | No match |
| Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields | 100% match required if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity |